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Shipping Industry News
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Aramco Helicopter Crash In Ras Tanura Kills All 14 On Board
By Sara Gharaibeh Jun 28, 2026, 8:26 AM (Bloomberg) –A helicopter operated by Saudi Aramco crashed Sunday in the energy heartland of Ras Tanura, killing all 14 passengers on board. The...
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US Carries Out Fresh Strikes Against Iran After Tanker Struck In Hormuz, Escalating Hostilities
By Jana Choukeir and Jasper Ward DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the...
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Sweden Fits Guns To Coast Guard Vessels As Baltic Tensions Rise
By Charlie Duxbury Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Sweden is fitting machine guns to its civilian coast guard vessels to better counter what it views as an intensifying threat from Russia-linked vessels...
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A Super Yacht Armada Came To Miami, Leaving A Marine Graveyard In Its Wake
By Michael Smith Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Not far from the super yachts docked outside the island palaces of Miami’s new billionaire class, smaller boats abandoned by people who couldn’t afford...
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Second Tanker Struck in Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran Shipping Crisis Deepens
A second merchant vessel has been struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the rapidly deteriorating security situation despite efforts to keep commercial shipping moving through the strategic waterway....
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Tanker Struck In Hormuz As Navies Raise Threat Level To Ships
By Sara Gharaibeh and Alex Longley Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and naval authorities increased the threat level to shipping in the area,...
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Saudi Arabia Is Ramping Up Oil Exports As Gulf Ports Restart
By Julian Lee and Priyanjana Bengani Jun 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia is boosting crude shipments, opening up its Persian Gulf ports that were shuttered by the Iran war while also...
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Panama Canal Near Capacity as Hormuz Crisis Drives Surge in U.S. Energy Exports
Traffic through the Panama Canal is climbing sharply as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz drives more U.S. energy exports toward Asia and Pacific markets, pushing the waterway close to...
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IMO Adopts First-Ever Global Rules for Autonomous Ships
The International Maritime Organization has adopted the world’s first international framework governing autonomous commercial ships, marking a major milestone in shipping’s push toward remotely operated and fully autonomous vessels. The new non-mandatory...
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Drewry: Container Spot Rates Continue Climb as Early Peak Season Gains Momentum
Container freight rates continued their upward march this week as carriers pushed ahead with higher pricing on major East-West trade lanes amid signs that the traditional peak shipping season is...
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Saudi $1 Trillion Wealth Fund Weighs Creating a Logistics Giant
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is considering consolidating transport and supply-chain assets to create a logistics giant that can attract foreign investment and better serve the kingdom’s trade hubs amid the upheaval caused by the Iran war.
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No Full Hormuz Flows Until First Half of 2027, UAE’s Oil Giant Says
Full oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz will not return before the first or second quarter of 2027, even if the Middle East conflict ended now, the head of the United Arab Emirates' state oil firm ADNOC said.
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Iran Draws New Maritime ‘Oversight Zone’ Across Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s self-declared Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has published what appears to be the clearest geographic definition yet of the maritime zone it claims authority over in the Strait of...
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Inside Iran’s Expanding Hormuz Transit System: Checkpoints, Diplomatic Deals and Passage Fees
The tanker crew gathered their courage and carefully navigated along a route designated by Iran, hugging the coastline and maneuvering their hulking vessel between island checkpoints through the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. Marines Board Iranian Tanker in Gulf of Oman
U.S. Marines boarded and redirected an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday as Washington continued tightening enforcement of its maritime blockade targeting vessels trading with Iran....
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WinGD Lands World-First Ethanol Engine Order for Vale Ore Carriers
Swiss engine designer WinGD has secured the maritime industry’s first confirmed order for ethanol-fuelled two-stroke engines powering ocean-going bulk carriers, marking another major milestone in shipping’s race toward alternative fuels. The company...
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Hormuz Closure Could Send Oil to $200 and Trigger Global Recession, Wood Mackenzie Warns
A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could become the most severe global energy supply shock in decades, with oil prices potentially nearing $200 per barrel in a worst-case...
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Shipping Industry Issues Stark New Hormuz Transit Guidance as Risks Mount
The global shipping industry has released sweeping new guidance for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, warning that even if the waterway remains technically open, conditions inside the chokepoint may...
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UK Opens Door to Diesel and Jet Fuel Made From Russian Crude
The UK government has quietly loosened part of its Russia sanctions regime, issuing a new general trade licence that allows imports and related trade involving diesel and jet fuel refined...